House painting or roof fixing first?

Paint can wait. A roof should take priority. Water damage from a leaky roof can cost you a fortune.

That said, is your roof leaking? If not, then there is no reason you can’t get the paint done first if that’s what you want. Roofers won’t mess up a paint job and if they do, they should be on the hook to fix it. Painting after the fact won’t cause any harm to a roof.

I would suggest roof first. If your roof starts leaking you will have ceiling and possibly drywall damage costing even more money.

If roof leaks, more problems happen. If paint isn’t done right away….nothing really happens.

Roof first. Absolutely.
I have owned three houses in three different states and climates, and had to replace three roofs. Things like paint and/or siding can wait, definitely do roof.

Roof. Big time.

Roof. +1

Who let the rain in? Roof! Roof roof roof!

Roof. Paint can happen anytime but you don’t want to be in a bind when its the roof. When I moved into my home years ago, I moved in November. In December I noticed a bit of water damage in my closet. I wanted to paint indoors but then I thought I need the money for a new roof. Well we had a horrible winter of sleet and couldn’t get anyone to do my roof because there were so many homes losing their roofs to heavy snow and sleet. Finally by Feb I could get someone to get to my roof. There was a little more water damage but I guess the bad patch wasn’t too bad. But I freaked out for 2 months worrying that the weather was going to damage it more. New roof, and no leak for the last 14 years.